Agricultural Business and Policy Extension

The Agricultural Business and Policy Extension program serves rural Missouri by helping farms, agribusinesses and communities understand their opportunities and challenges and to make informed decisions. The team is primarily focused on:

  • Helping farmers and agribusinesses with decision-making, financial management, taxes and risk mitigation;
  • Studying relevant industry and value-added agricultural issues;
  • Sharing how market fundamentals and trade policy may impact agricultural outlook;
  • Assessing diversification and new business opportunities for farms, businesses and commodity groups.

View the 2025 planning budgets.

Learn about various agricultural leases and what they mean to you.

Transitioning a farm is a process. Find resources to help you get started.

Ag Business and Policy faculty coverage

Faculty coverage throughout Missouri counties, regions and on campus.

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Value-added ag support
Seek free technical assistance from the Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center.
Weekly Commodity Market Update
Brownfield reporter Will Robinson and University of Missouri Market Analyst Ben Brown recap the markets and discuss impacts for farmers.
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Feedstuff Finder

The go-to platform for buying and selling feed in Missouri.

A new mobile-friendly online platform built for farmers and FREE to use for both sellers and buyers.

Sign up to list feedstuffs for sale, including hay, silage or co-products.

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AgSite Assessment Tool
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Generate a free report on your land. Assessments help agriculturalists explore new production alternatives, learn more about land before purchases, and support lending and real estate appraisal activities.

Resources

Beef Feeding Profitability Tracker (XLSX)

The Beef Feeding Profitability Tracker tool is a financial analysis spreadsheet tool for small to mid-size cattle feeders to use free of charge. See publication G462, Beef Feeding Profitability Tracker, for details on its use.

Market Channel Cost Assessment Tool (XLSX)

Anticipate the costs to sell products through different market channels and compare your estimated costs and revenue by channel to gauge the return on your marketing investment.

Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) Enterprise Budgets (XLSX)

Use this Excel workbook to develop a custom enterprise budget for a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) operation.

Cut Flower Enterprise Budget (XLSX)

Use this budget to develop a customized cut flower (Lisianthus) enterprise budget. Assumptions can be changed based on your production situation.

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